December 2008
38 posts
China dairy boss pleads guilty in melamine case |... →
BEIJING (Reuters) - The chairwoman of a Chinese diary company went on trial on Wednesday over a tainted milk scandal that has killed at least six children and made thousands ill.
“If they offered me compensation, I won’t accept, because what do I need...”
– The Associated Press: Families in China’s milk scandal denounce payout
The Associated Press: Families in China's milk... →
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese families whose babies suffered painful kidney stones from drinking tainted infant formula said Tuesday that a planned payout by dairies is too low and their lawyers pledged to continue attempts to sue for more compensation.
China faces new melamine scandal - Yahoo! News →
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 1,500 boxes of Chinese biscuits exported to Hong Kong and Singapore have tested positive for melamine as suspects in the protracted tainted-food scandal go on trial in China, local media reported on Tuesday.
Trials Begin in China's Tainted Milk Scandal -... →
The first criminal trials of suspects implicated in China’s tainted milk scandal have begun, as milk producers hand out cash payments to victims and the government tries to stem public anger over the incident.
The Associated Press: China sets stricter school... →
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top legislature has set stricter construction standards for schools after thousands of poorly built classrooms collapsed in May’s massive earthquake, killing many students, state media reported.
BBC NEWS - China firms 'to pay milk victims' →
Chinese dairy firms involved in the tainted milk scandal are to compensate the families of the nearly 300,000 affected children, state media said.
Cars, bad air, slipshod quality trouble China -... →
Americans are no doubt getting tired of hearing how well things are going for China. Having painted much the same picture in my previous report from Suzhou, my Chinese home away from home, I thought I’d dwell on a few of China’s biggest headaches for a change.
BBC NEWS -- Tainted milk trial opens in China →
Six men have gone on trial in China accused of making and selling the chemical at the centre of the tainted milk scandal.
Two facing trial over milk scandal | The... →
BEIJING: Two Chinese are on trial accused of making and selling the chemical used in the tainted milk blamed for killing six children and making nearly 300,000 sick.
AFP: Ex-head of China milk-powder firm could face... →
BEIJING (AFP) — The former head of the Chinese firm at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, who will stand trial next week, could face the death penalty if convicted, a lawyer said on Friday.
US Relies On Grocery Samples To Find Melamine In... →
WASHINGTON —The U.S. government can’t track thousands of tons of imported Chinese dairy products -possibly tainted with toxic melamine - to see if they ended up in processed meat products here, so U.S. scientists are counting on a “sampling survey” at grocery stores to find out.
The Associated Press: Debate delayed on China's... →
BEIJING (AP) — China’s legislature has postponed debate on a revised food safety law, which is being revamped in the wake of a major scandal over tainted milk, state media reported Monday.
Recalls of Chinese Auto Parts Are a Mounting... →
Child restraints that may come apart in an impact. Fuses that could catch fire when overloaded. Tires susceptible to tread separation. Those are some of the dangers American consumers face as Chinese manufacturers increase the number of automotive parts they are sending to the United States, according to consumer and safety advocates.
China bans 17 harmful substances in food: govt -... →
BEIJING (AFP) – China has banned 17 substances, some commonly used as disinfectants or insecticides, as food additives as part of a four-month safety campaign launched following a scandal over tainted milk.
Mattel settles for lead paint on toys from China -... →
Nebraska Attorney General Bruning and Attorneys General of 38 other states reached a settlement Monday with Mattel and Fisher-Price over excessive lead paint in toys.
China to investigate cases of tainted animal feed... →
BEIJING: China is investigating 27 cases of animal feed tainted with melamine, the chemical at the center of the country’s scandal over contaminated milk powder, a state-run newspaper said Monday.
After China scandal, random melamine tests in U.S.... →
Processed meat and poultry products — including some of kids’ favorite foods — will be pulled from grocery shelves nationwide for limited, random tests for melamine, an industrial chemical that spawned a worldwide food scandal after more than 50,000 children in China became sick from drinking tainted milk produced by China’s dairy industry.
French embassy in Bejing 'under cyber-attack'... →
The website of the French embassy in Beijing has apparently come under cyber-attack after President Nicolas Sarkozy outraged the Chinese government by meeting the Dalai Lama.
Chinese Team Mistakenly Released Unpatched IE7... →
Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code needed to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 browser, potentially putting millions of computer users at risk — but it appears some hackers already knew how to exploit the flaw.
AFP: Hong Kong bird flu outbreak could be due to... →
HONG KONG (AFP) — Smuggled fertilised eggs from China containing infected chicken embryos could be the origin of the latest bird flu outbreak at a Hong Kong poultry farm, trade representatives said Thursday.
The Associated Press: China finalizing plan to... →
BEIJING (AP) — Some Chinese dairy companies will likely have to pay for a compensation plan being prepared by the government for families of hundreds of thousands of children sickened by tainted milk powder, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
China names and shames fake drug websites -... →
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, beset by food and drug safety scandals, has blacklisted dozens of websites for making false claims about traditional Chinese medicine, state media said on Wednesday.
4-month campaign to ensure food safety - China... →
A four-month nationwide campaign will begin on Wednesday to ensure all food products are free of non-edible substances and excessive levels of additives, the government said on Monday.
The Associated Press: China court refuses to... →
BEIJING (AP) — A court on Monday refused to accept a lawsuit filed against a Chinese dairy by dozens of families who said their children were sickened or killed by tainted milk, lawyers involved in the case said.
Retracing the Path Toxic Powder Took To Food in... →
SHIJIAZHUANG, China — Xue Jianzhong never posted a sign on his ground-floor shop, but somehow everyone knew what he was selling. Customers from all over this dairy farming region in the northeastern province of Hebei flocked to Xue’s dusty street to buy special concoctions that he said would make milk more nutritious — and more marketable.
India: Govt says no to Chinese chocolates; Drive... →
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) In its drive to rein in cheap imports and safeguard interest of the domestic industry in difficult times, the government has banned import of chocolates and chocolate products from China.
China to negotiate with EU on soy food ban →
The government Thursday expressed concern over the European Union’s ban on Chinese soy products and baking powder because they reportedly contain melamine.
Bloomberg.com: Melamine Controls May Need... →
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — Standards on melamine in food may need to be tightened in the U.S. and Europe after an expert panel recommended more stringent controls on the contaminant that triggered a food-safety scandal in China.
China prepares blacklist of dangerous food... →
HONG KONG: As China continues to try to repair the reputation of its damaged food and dairy industries, the Ministry of Health is preparing a blacklist of dangerous food additives, “especially toxic or harmful substances, which are likely to be used in food products.”
AFP: Saudis find melamine in Nestle milk powder... →
RIYADH (AFP) — Food inspectors in Saudi Arabia have discovered the potentially dangerous chemical melamine in Chinese-made milk powder distributed by Nestle, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority has said.
Hong Kong Finds Melamine in Another Batch of Eggs... →
Hong Kong authorities said they found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in a fourth batch of eggs from mainland China, over a month after they last found elevated melamine levels in eggs from the mainland.
6 Chinese Infants Died in Milk Crisis -... →
BEIJING, Dec. 2 — China’s Health Ministry has sharply increased the official toll of deaths linked to tainted milk formula, belatedly acknowledging the scale of the country’s latest food safety scare as affected families continue to complain that the government is not doing enough for the sick.